.. _functx_mmddyyyy-to-date:

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functx:mmddyyyy-to-date
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Converts a string with format MMDDYYYY (with any delimiters) to a date

Description
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The functx:mmddyyyy-to-date function converts $dateString into a valid xs:date 
value. The order of the digits in $dateString must be MMDDYYYY, but it can 
contain any (or no) delimiters between the digits.

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   * - **Parameters**
     - **Description**
   * - dateString:string()
     - the MMDDYYYY string

Examples
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   * - **XPath**
     - **Results**
   * - functx:mmddyyyy-to-date('12-15-2004')
     - 2004-12-15
   * - functx:mmddyyyy-to-date('12152004')
     - 2004-12-15
   * - functx:mmddyyyy-to-date('12/15/2004')
     - 2004-12-15